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Date:         Sun, 11 Jul 2010 10:43:20 -0600
Reply-To:     Thomas Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Thomas Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: A/C? Pfui! Need a good fan
Comments: To: "Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"" <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <4C39E868.4080501@gmail.com>
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On Jul 11, 2010, at 9:51 AM, Mike Rocket J Squirrel wrote:

> mark drillock wrote: > >> We covered all this ground on this list many years ago and a few >> times >> since. I have owned many 86 and 87 vans as well as other years and >> back >> then noted that my early 87 had the same as my 86 while my later 87 >> had >> the different setup. >> >> Of course with all the dead heater fans and cores over the years it >> is >> likely that some people have swapped working units from other years >> into >> a year that originally had another type. > > Hey Mark, I have total respect for your knowledge, I've seen your shop > and know how deeply you understand these vehicles. But to add a datum > point to your accumulated wisdom, I just checked: On this 1984 model, > 1.9l, AT, the fan drives air out the dash end vents (now that I have > mine hooked back up).

This is also my experience in my 84-fan blows nicely out the side dash vents w/ LLRR. out the bottom vents w/ LLLR or LLRL, I forget which one.

YMMV,

Mr. BZ-4 levers, so many possible variations

> > I have no reason to think that it has a replacement heater box given > how > totally stock the van was when I got it six years ago with 68,000 > miles > on it. You've seen this van and may recall it. But I could be wrong > about that. One of these days, when I have the time and confidence, > I'm > going to open the dash and repair the failing foam seals on the box. > > -- > Rocky J Squirrel > > >> >> Mark >> >> >> Jake de Villiers wrote: >>> I tried Mark's LLRR settings on the way home from work in Dixie >>> with the >>> Behr Indash AC and got nothing - with Dix the LLLR is the breeziest. >>> >>> I just went out front and tried the Grey van (parked) and with the >>> levers >>> LLRR the fan blows tons of air through the dash end vents. >>> >>> Just reporting, Jake >>>


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